Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04
Arcadia Valleys Water Supply.

It Is we'll known that this Valley has sey-
eral good and never.failing springs Of pure,
running water, where cool refreshing drink
can be had during the hot summer months.
1t must also be remembered that not far
from those springs parties fail to get good
water by digging for it. Il think ye editor
has some experience In this line).
II we take view of the surroundings of
the Valley it is plainly seen that we are sur
rounded with porphyry and porphyrytic
hills, while the Valley with one exception,
and that Is in Stout's creek where the iron
bridge spans the creek hereporphyrytic
rock Is seen and extends towards Arcadia
and covers Fort Hill and portion of DR..
Princes place. is composed OF the third
magnetism limestone. In this limestone are
found the springs that furnish the people
with water. 1t is known that all flowing
springs receive their supply from higher
source than they are at the outlet. II it was
not SO We could not have q flowing spring.
There are four good springs in Ironton, two
at Pilot Knob and two or three at Arcadia.
have no doubt that Arcadia has the largest,
aud Judge Emerson has The aext largest in
the Valley, and any one who has ever drank
out of those springs know how delicious and
pure are the waters. There is no doubt that
a supply of water sufficient to furnish every
house in Ironton can be had by selecting the
proper point and sink artesian wells say from
forty to one hundred feet deep. Flowing wells
would, in all probability, be discovered at or
near the court house square, and as soon as
the elevation is reached near the REGISTER
building, and will extend, perhaps, north to
the Odd Fellows building, and east to the
city limits, west to the foot of Shepherd
Mountain; the probabilities are that on this
elevation ne flowing wells could be had, but
at the same time would be certain to have
plenty Of good and never failing water.
Flowing wells, no doubt, can be discev-
cred at or near the following places: court
house, Ironton Touring mills, Gays lnmber
yard, Mr.. Zwart's, Arcadia Mill Company,
Valley Foundry, and some points at or near
DIR. Goulding's park. Parties desiring to
bore or drill for water by diamond drill
should procure machine suitable for the
purpose, then make arrangements with the
Ironton Manufacturing Company Arcadia
Mill Company, Baldwin Bros, and.the Val.
ley Foundry man to furnish the steam to run
the drill. Say, from the Odd Fellows build
ing south and west, steam could be run by
pipes from the Baldwin Bros. steam boilers
or the Ironton Manufacturing Company's
mill; from the Odd Fellows building to the
Tronton House, north, steam could be furn-
ished from the Arcadia Mill Company boil.
ers; north Of Ironton House steam. could be
taken from the Valley Foundry. By adopt.
ing the above plan for drilling artesian wells
parties would avoid violation of the insur-
ance companies rules. OF course permission
would be needed from the city and the own.
ers Of property to convey the steam pipes
from the boilers to the drilling machine.
This Valley is situated between and sur
rounded by a chain Of hills, and the water
has only one outlet, and that is through the
Shut-In east of the city about three miles.
By taking scientific view Of the Valley it is
underIaid with sufficient water to supply ev-
cry house from flowing wells or by pumping
from wells that will not flow by natural
pressure. b. +.